tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43825129068897187322018-11-19T10:30:48.706+00:00Free Public Transport EuropeA portal for advocates of free public transport in Europefpteditorsnoreply@blogger.comBlogger665125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382512906889718732.post-85451164844249395042018-10-24T03:52:00.001+01:002018-10-24T03:52:29.994+01:00With fare-free buses, people of Dunkirk, France, more active in community <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Free public transport in <a href="https://www.thetravel.com/20-adorable-tour-de-france-towns-we-all-need-to-visit-even-when-theres-no-race/">the French channel port of Dunkirk</a> has given rise to a quiet revolution. Fare-free buses, which were instituted last month, have made residents not only happier but also more active in their communities.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.thethings.com/french-citys-no-fare-bus-system-proves-free-things-have-great-value/">https://www.thethings.com/french-citys-no-fare-bus-system-proves-free-things-have-great-value/</a></div>fpteditorsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382512906889718732.post-12281615200491854482018-10-04T23:35:00.003+01:002018-10-04T23:35:38.413+01:00Towns in France with fare-free public transport<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Map: The towns in France where you can travel around for free" src="https://www.thelocal.fr/userdata/images/article/7f699a4d18409ebd451a705a5ea56e0d764d2e2201527030d952c1a5ba7ba52f.jpg" /></div><br /><br />Towns in France with fare-free public transport<br /><a href="https://www.thelocal.fr/20181003/is-paris-actually-going-to-get-free-public-transport">https://www.thelocal.fr/20181003/is-paris-actually-going-to-get-free-public-transport</a></div>fpteditorsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382512906889718732.post-63469652054831002192018-09-18T03:00:00.000+01:002018-09-18T03:00:29.971+01:00Make buses free first, then you will have demand for more service<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">"It would have been better if passenger numbers increased as a result of us making changes to the bus network, not us offering free bus transport," Kase said.<br /><br />On the other hand, Southeast Transport Centre board member Sander Saar observed that while it was previously thought that the bus schedule was the issue — that bus times weren't a good fit for riders — the increase in ridership following the introduction of free transport supports the fact that it was ticket prices that were a greater issue for riders.<div><br /></div><div><a href="https://news.err.ee/861958/county-buses-often-overcrowded-since-free-transport-introduced">https://news.err.ee/861958/county-buses-often-overcrowded-since-free-transport-introduced</a></div></div>fpteditorsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382512906889718732.post-45067946096525540832018-09-13T02:59:00.001+01:002018-09-13T03:00:06.559+01:00Dunkirk, France, pop. 200,000, has fare-free #publictransport<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><blockquote class="tr_bq">From the 1st of September, public buses in Dunkirk (pictured) are completely free of charge – making the northern French port city with 200,000 inhabitants “Europe's largest agglomeration to offer free bus transport”, according to the city's mayor Patrice Vergriete.</blockquote></div>fpteditorsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382512906889718732.post-89090452997864224332018-09-11T02:45:00.001+01:002018-09-11T02:45:14.737+01:00Free public transport in Malta will take cars off the road<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><blockquote class="tr_bq"><br /><a href="http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2018-09-09/local-news/Free-public-transport-initiative-will-improve-traffic-and-families-disposable-income-Muscat-6736196090">independent.com.mt </a><br />The new free public transport initiative for students of church and independent schools will remove 6300 cars in the morning, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has said.&nbsp;</blockquote><blockquote class="tr_bq">Speaking on One Radio, Muscat said that the measure would not only reduce traffic during the morning but would also allow families to save 700 euro per year on their disposable income.<br /> <br />He did concede that there may be teething issues given that the project is a complex proposal, however, he maintained that in the long-term the plan would yield positive results. </blockquote></div>fpteditorsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382512906889718732.post-69992878008053964682018-09-06T02:46:00.000+01:002018-09-06T02:46:07.231+01:00Dunkirk, France, starts fare-free #publictransit<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://news.err.ee/858923/french-city-of-dunkirk-gets-tallinn-style-free-public-transport">news.err.ee</a>&nbsp;Mayor of Dunkirk Patrice Vergriete reportedly held up Tallinn as an example of how free transport systems can work in practice, with the need for further expansion on an international scale outlined by both mayors.<br /><br />''Following the example of our cities, the free public transport debate has opened up in Paris, Bucharest and various German cities,'' claimed Mr. Aas (Centre).</div>fpteditorsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382512906889718732.post-61134277052181637152018-09-01T21:43:00.003+01:002018-09-01T21:43:49.193+01:00The way out of the car jam is through buses<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="http://www.thenational.scot/comment/columnists/16609788.free-public-transport-its-not-as-mad-as-you-might-think/">thenational.scot </a>As Lothian have pointed out, one bus takes 75 cars off the road. If we’re serious about jam-free cities, buses are part of the solution. Affordable, reliable, quick and clean public transport is what we need if we want to tackle social inequality, strengthen our economy, and improve public health and our environment.</div>fpteditorsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382512906889718732.post-59761804614188492222018-08-25T00:50:00.002+01:002018-08-25T00:50:44.537+01:00VodafoneZiggo, #freepublictransport for employees<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="background-color: white; color: #525253; font-family: &quot;roboto old&quot;; font-size: 17px;"><a href="https://www.thefastmode.com/corporate-social-responsibility/13201-free-public-transport-for-7-500-vodafoneziggo-employees-to-cut-co-emissions">thefastmode.com </a>VodafoneZiggo introduces a new mobility policy for all its employees aimed at free travel by public transport to help reduce&nbsp;CO₂ emissions.</span></div>fpteditorsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382512906889718732.post-26039657730759843842018-08-17T23:04:00.001+01:002018-08-17T23:04:28.145+01:00Free public transport boosts Ida-Viru County passenger numbers by 92%<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://news.err.ee/854300/free-public-transport-boosts-ida-viru-county-passenger-numbers-by-92">news.err.ee</a> According to the Road Administration's public transport statistic, the number of passengers across all counties that introduced free public transport on 1 July this year has increased by 20%. In Ida-Viru County, passenger numbers almost doubled.</div>fpteditorsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382512906889718732.post-83005655448155861262018-07-15T00:21:00.004+01:002018-07-15T00:22:00.027+01:00Luxembourg election: two parties promising #freepublictransport<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><blockquote class="tr_bq"><a href="https://luxtimes.lu/luxembourg/34432-lsap-vows-to-close-gap-between-rich-and-poor">luxtimes.lu </a>The Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party (LSAP) wants to introduce free transport, increase the minimum wage and concentrate overall on social issues if it is part of the next government.</blockquote><blockquote class="tr_bq">It is the second political party to pledge to bring in free public transport ahead of national elections in October.</blockquote></div>fpteditorsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382512906889718732.post-24644611420521332522018-07-13T00:29:00.002+01:002018-07-13T00:29:35.936+01:00Another domino falls. Town in Bulgaria adopts fare-free urban transport<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><blockquote class="tr_bq"><a href="https://www.novinite.com/articles/191033/Municipality+of+Stamboliyski+Launches+Free+Public+Transport">novinite.com</a> is preparing to launch free public transport in the town and in the surrounding villages, BNT reported. The cost of transporting the citizens will be at the expense of the collected taxes and fees. So the municipality of Stamboliyskii, which has about 23,000 inhabitants according to official data, will become the only one in Bulgaria, where there will be no need for a public transport ticket.</blockquote></div>fpteditorsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382512906889718732.post-87613696121397828402018-07-09T02:47:00.003+01:002018-07-09T02:47:44.992+01:00Luxembourg party promises #freepublictransport<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="background-color: white; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: &quot;questa&quot; , serif; font-size: 18px;">Luxembourg's centrist Democratic Party (DP) has pledged to make public transport completely free as part of its election pitch to voters.</span></div>fpteditorsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382512906889718732.post-26787410930285765532018-06-30T03:24:00.001+01:002018-06-30T03:24:19.212+01:00German cities to cut #publictransport fares<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><blockquote class="tr_bq"><span style="background-color: white; color: #292b2c; font-family: Publico, serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.4px;"><a href="https://global.handelsblatt.com/politics/german-cities-slash-public-transport-fares-fight-pollution-939592">handelsblatt </a>Five German cities plan to emulate an Austrian scheme to radically cut the cost of public transport in a bid to combat pollution. The German government will subsidize the project with €128 million ($148 million) to help cover the income shortfall from cheaper tickets.</span></blockquote></div>fpteditorsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382512906889718732.post-698664063184867832018-06-30T02:50:00.002+01:002018-06-30T02:50:46.129+01:00Estonians to get free public transport<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><blockquote class="tr_bq"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="700" height="182" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-D2I6u7JKv64/WzbhpXHdULI/AAAAAAAAGxo/as1MyQGaFI4Ec0tNkqwaQxe1X-UhgNzFwCLcBGAs/s320/web_estoniabus_istock-898829370.jpg" width="320" /></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: &quot;merriweather&quot; , &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://www.publicfinanceinternational.org/news/2018/06/estonians-get-free-public-transport">Free travel</a> will initially start on county buses and eventually be extended to trains. Until train travel is free tickets for state-owned railways will be considerably cheaper.</span></blockquote></div>fpteditorsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382512906889718732.post-59565616674703365452018-06-19T02:13:00.002+01:002018-06-19T02:14:29.176+01:00Free public transport will be available nationwide in Estonia<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><blockquote class="tr_bq" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Muli, Arial; font-size: 1.6em; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 1.2em; margin-top: 1.2em; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GGxFmi2GgV4/WyhXwJWyrPI/AAAAAAAAGxU/mOpU4Zpcf8Y1oT3vIMTjJ1XJYYtltGgAgCLcBGAs/s1600/free.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="420" data-original-width="700" height="192" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GGxFmi2GgV4/WyhXwJWyrPI/AAAAAAAAGxU/mOpU4Zpcf8Y1oT3vIMTjJ1XJYYtltGgAgCLcBGAs/s320/free.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.intelligenttransport.com/transport-news/68990/estonia-free-public-transport/%C2%A0" style="background-color: transparent;">intelligenttransport.com</a></span></div></blockquote>Starting on 1 July 2018, Estonia’s entire public transport network will be free, meaning citizens can travel from one end of the country to the other with no charge.<br /><br />This will be implemented across the whole country, excluding the capital, Tallinn, where the city’s buses, trams, trolley buses and trains are free for the residents only – a scheme deployed in 2013.<br /><br />It is believed that the economic benefits, including increased business productivity, better air quality, less pollution, reduced congestion, health improvements and improved fuel efficiency, will outweigh the loss of earnings.<br /><br />Without the need for ticket sales and inspections the efficiency of bus travel will increase dramatically, reducing the time spent stationary. This plan demonstrates Estonia’s strong commitment to encouraging public transport and securing sustainable mobility.</div>fpteditorsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382512906889718732.post-13276537818479121132018-06-01T05:36:00.001+01:002018-06-01T05:36:44.793+01:00UK Labor leader promises #freepublictransport for under 25 y.o.<a href="https://economia.icaew.com/en/opinion/may-2018/does-free-public-transport-work">ICAEW Economia</a>: "Cities in France and Germany are already considering such proposals, to reduce traffic and air pollution. And in the UK, Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn declared that he would introduce free bus travel for under-25s, to complement the passes already available to senior citizens."fpteditorsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382512906889718732.post-77733583424247672122018-06-01T05:31:00.000+01:002018-06-01T05:31:01.673+01:00World Leaders gather in Tallinn to plan free public transport<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Lm7E7vw_p9I/WxDL_OBuxWI/AAAAAAAAGww/xWURasQLX707P5gb2-6G0jKiboNOfMUUwCLcBGAs/s1600/tallinn-free-public-transport-meeting.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="381" data-original-width="678" height="179" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Lm7E7vw_p9I/WxDL_OBuxWI/AAAAAAAAGww/xWURasQLX707P5gb2-6G0jKiboNOfMUUwCLcBGAs/s320/tallinn-free-public-transport-meeting.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://ftnnews.com/mice/34317-world-leaders-gather-in-tallinn-to-plan-free-public-transport.html">ftnnews </a>: "Leaders from municipalities, researchers and civic activists from all over the world came to Tallinn from the 9-12 May to discuss free public transport."<a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/pengoopmcjnbflcjbmoeodbmoflcgjlk" style="font-size: 13px;">'</a></div>fpteditorsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382512906889718732.post-15097452457737225712018-05-17T23:54:00.001+01:002018-05-17T23:54:39.080+01:00Estonia To Become The World’s First Free Public Transport Nation<a href="https://popupcity.net/estonia-to-become-the-worlds-first-free-public-transport-nation/">popupcity </a>: "Tallinn, known for its digital government and successful tech startups, is often referred to as Europe’s innovation capital. Now celebrating five years of free public transport for all citizens, the government is planning to make Estonia the first free public transport nation. Allan Alaküla, Head of Tallinn European Union Office, shares some valuable insights for other cities."fpteditorsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382512906889718732.post-11344386163193530292018-05-17T23:43:00.001+01:002018-05-17T23:43:45.655+01:00Paris Ponders an Audacious Idea: Free Transit For All<a href="https://www.citylab.com/transportation/2018/05/paris-ponders-an-audacious-idea-free-transit-for-all/560522/">CityLab </a>: "You can’t fault Paris for ambition. After banning the most polluting vehicles from the city, pedestrianizing the Seine’s banks, and generally pushing the transformation of the French capital into one of the least car-centric major cities in Europe, Mayor Anne Hidalgo is preparing to go a step further—a very big step. The city is launching research into a plan to make the city’s public transit entirely free."fpteditorsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382512906889718732.post-16611762994198846182018-04-30T01:11:00.002+01:002018-04-30T01:11:28.978+01:00#Freepublictransport would work in large cities<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://rail.nridigital.com/future_rail_may18/there_s_no_such_thing_as_a_free_ride">Future Rail | Issue 61 | May 2018</a>: "Campaigner Alexander Berthelsen doesn’t think so: “This has mostly to do with the fact that most cities that have implemented FFPT are smaller cities and thus only have buses,” he says. Berthelsen has been working on public transport and urban planning issues from an environmental and social justice perspective for over ten years, and runs the Free Public Transport website.<br /><br />“I wouldn't say that the economic situation changes when talking about public transport on tracks, it's still only a question of substituting the income from ticket sales with an equal amount of money from taxes, either on corporations, land or income.” But could FFPT truly work in a crowded capital city such as London, where daily ridership is sky-high?<br /><br />“I think it would work even better in a big, congested city,” Berthelsen says. “One of the reasons for introducing FFPT is to raise the modal share of public transport versus cars, which of course would yield bigger results in a very congested city compared to a smaller city that might not have problems related to car traffic on the same scale.”<br /><br />He points to examples such as Paris, Brussels, Salt Lake City or Seoul, which all organised fare-free days on a temporary basis, usually in response to dangerous levels of air pollution. In January this year, Salt Lake City introduced Free Fare Friday during inversion season, a meteorological phenomenon taking place in the winter months in Utah, which leads to the trapping of pollutants in the air."</div>fpteditorsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382512906889718732.post-48731214177013847462018-04-17T08:59:00.003+01:002018-04-17T08:59:52.881+01:00Successful fare-free public transport<iframe allowfullscreen="true" style="transition-duration:0;transition-property:no;margin:0 auto;position:relative;display:block;background-color:#000000;" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" width="420" height="406" src="https://www.arte.tv/player/v3/index.php?json_url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.arte.tv%2Fapi%2Fplayer%2Fv1%2Fconfig%2Fen%2F081589-001-A%3Fautostart%3D0%26lifeCycle%3D1&amp;lang=en_EN&amp;embed=1&amp;mute=0"></iframe>fpteditorsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382512906889718732.post-49915988304521223752018-03-27T08:37:00.001+01:002018-03-27T08:37:42.795+01:00European cities consider making public transport free to tackle air pollution <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/03/25/paris-mayor-mulls-making-public-transport-free-combat-pollution/">telegraph </a>: "European cities are increasingly looking toward free transport in a bid to combat air pollution.&nbsp;"fpteditorsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382512906889718732.post-1915169147902721992018-03-27T02:16:00.001+01:002018-03-27T02:16:31.681+01:00Interview with leader of international #freepublictransport campaign<a href="http://www.railway-technology.com/features/free-transport-opening-railways-make-sense/">Railway Technology </a>: "Paris, Warsaw and Brussels all had similar schemes, and in March this year, the German Government announced its intention to introduce FFPT in its most polluted cities&nbsp; to cut emissions and help Germany&nbsp;meet its EU air quality targets.<br /><br />Asked whether he believes this model would be realistic from a financial point of view – not only in Germany but everywhere else – Berthelsen is adamant: “Of course this would be realistic, it’s only a question of political will. Do we want a system where a millionaire and an unemployed person pays the same amount to use the public transport, or do we want people to pay for it in a more just way through some kind of taxation?"fpteditorsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382512906889718732.post-80476232004220533252018-03-25T00:40:00.001+00:002018-03-25T00:40:30.196+00:00"Who is going to pay the bill?"<blockquote class="tr_bq"><a href="https://www.thelocal.fr/20180320/paris-hidlago-could-paris-make-public-transport-free-for-all-residents">Paris to examine making public transport free for everyone - The Local</a>: ""Who is going to pay the bill?" said Alexandre Vesperini, from the pro Macron PPCI group on the city council."</blockquote>Public transit advocates need to be ready with a list of the cost benefits. Cars are heavily subsidized.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://fptlib.blogspot.com/">Library</a><br /><br /><a href="http://sprawlsubsidy.blogspot.com/">Autosprawl Welfare</a><br /><br /><a href="https://frepubtra.blogspot.com/p/100-reasons.html">100 reasons</a>fpteditorsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382512906889718732.post-9410915398698403372018-03-24T06:35:00.001+00:002018-03-24T06:35:06.538+00:00Paris mayor wants free public transport for all to reduce pollution<a href="http://www.wcjb.com/content/news/Paris-mayor-wants-free-public-transport-for-all-to-reduce-pollution-477802343.html">wcjb.com </a>: "“The question of free transport is one of the keys to urban mobility in which the place of pollution-causing cars is no longer central,” she asserted. “Many cities are looking into it.”"fpteditorsnoreply@blogger.com0